2025 Orofacial Myology News – April Edition
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
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Anterior posterior spacing with frenectomy and orthognathic surgery
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Q: I spoke with someone who mentioned several times the insufficient anterior posterior spacing in relation to frenectomy and orthognathic surgery. Is this new information? Or is this just something completely out of left field? Thanks, RA (QOM) A: Good afternoon, I’m not sure what the anterior posterior spacing insufficiency specifically is referring to— so here
Helping with short philtrum on young adult
Tuesday, 18 March 2025
Hi, I hope you can help clarify a few things for me. I have an 18 yr old who has a short philtrum (12mm). Her upper lip sits on her bottom teeth and lips remain open all the time, even while eating most of the time. She is not able to do the Balloon Lip exercise very well. Is that exercise supposed to be done by isolating the air to the upper lip or is it alright for the air to be filling the cheeks simultaneously?
Young Adult with lisp, narrow vaulted arch, jaw thrusting, TMD: Questions that must be addressed
Sunday, 02 March 2025
Q: I’m writing with a question regarding a 22-year-old client recently evaluated; her mother sent her to me with concerns about a frontal lisp due to a “tongue thrust.” According to mom, the young woman had had a “tongue thrust” and frontal lisp that went away around age 7 when her tonsils and adenoids were
5 year old with tongue tie and difficultly with /l/ production
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
I have a 5 yr old patient who has an obvious lingual tongue tie. He had a posterior cut when he was an infant but cannot elevate tongue tip to spot and cannot suction. He cannot produce /L/. I referred him to an ENT who said he doesn't recommend cutting the tie, but rather he suggested...
Is Oral Habit Elimination Appropriate at this Time?
Thursday, 30 May 2024
Any Risk of Tongue Falling Back Post Release?
Monday, 13 May 2024
...She was told by one provider that there is a risk of the tongue falling back into the airway in the case of CP.
Child cannot put tongue tip to spot – Republished
Monday, 08 April 2024
I wondered if you could share your thoughts. One child in particular has been seen a number of times and simply cannot put tongue tip to spot.
Enjoying using the Orofacial Myology treatment program and questions about exercises in it – Republished
Monday, 11 March 2024
I wanted to tell you that I am really enjoying using your Orofacial Myology manual. It seems so much more organized that what I have received from other trainings. It seems to make so much more sense than other information I may have learned.